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  3. Update segment criteria

Update segment criteria

POST /lists/{MailingListID}/segments/{SegmentID}/criteria/{CriteriaID}/update.{Format}

Updates an existing criterion or rule in a specific segment in your email list.

Request

ParameterInTypeRequiredDescription
AcceptheaderstringtrueDetermines the expected format and data type to retrieve the response data.Value: application/json
MailingListIDpathstringtrueThe ID of the email list that contains the segment.
SegmentIDpathstringtrueThe ID of the segment.
CriteriaIDpathnumber(double)trueThe ID of the criteria of a segment to be updated.
FormatpathstringtrueThe supported file format for getting a response.Possible values: json and xml.
apikeyquerystringtrueThe API key of your account.
FieldbodystringtrueThe criterion used to filter the email list. See Field values.
ComparerbodystringfalseThe operator that defines how to compare a Field with its Value. See Comparer values.
ValuebodystringfalseThe search term used to filter the specified Field.
LastXMinutesbodyintegerfalseConstrains the results by the time that has elapsed.
DateFrom to DateTobodydatefalseConstrains the results by a date span.
DateFunctionbodystringfalseThe value used with custom fields of dateTime data type. See DateFunction values.

Field values

Select one of the following Field values to filter the email list:

  • DateAdded - filters subscribers by the date they were added to the email list.

  • DateUpdated - filters subscribers by the date they were last updated in the email list.

  • RecipientName - filters subscribers by name.

  • RecipientEmail - filters subscribers by their email address.

  • SubscribeMethod - filters subscribers by their subscription method.

  • CustomField - filters subscribers by the value of a custom field.

  • MailingListIncluded - filters subscribers by checking if they belong to another mailing list.

  • CampaignsOpened - filters subscribers by the number of campaigns they have opened within the past 60 days.

  • LinksClicked - filters subscribers by the number of links they have clicked from the campaigns sent to them within the past 60 days.

  • CampaignName - filters subscribers by the name of the campaign they have opened.

  • LinkURL - filters subscribers by the URL of the link they have clicked.

  • CampaignSent - filters subscribers by the campaign they have received or not received.

  • Platform - filters subscribers by the platform they use.

  • OperatingSystems - filters subscribers by the operating system they use.

  • EmailClient - filters subscribers by the email client they use.

  • WebBrowser - filters subscribers by the web browser they use.

  • MobileBrowser - filters subscribers by the mobile browser they use.

  • AddedAnythingToCart - filters subscribers by their cart history in a tracked website.

  • ViewedProduct - filters subscribers by their browsing history in a tracked website.

  • PurchasedProduct - filters subscribers by their purchase history in a tracked website.

  • ViewedProductCategory - filters subscribers by their browsing history in a tracked website.

  • PurchasedProductCategory - filters subscribers by their purchase history in a tracked website.

  • ViewedProductBrand - filters subscribers by their browsing history in a tracked website.

  • PurchasedProductBrand - filters subscribers by their purchase history in a tracked website.

  • Preference - filters subscribers by their preferences.

Comparer values

Select one of the following Comparer operators to compare a criterion field with its value:

  • Is - finds subscribers where the Field is exactly equal to the specified Value.

  • IsNot - finds subscribers where the Field is not equal to the specified Value

  • Contains - finds subscribers where the Field contains the specified Value.

  • DoesNotContain - finds subscribers where the Field does not contain the specified Value.

  • StartsWith - finds subscribers where the Field starts with the specified Value.

  • DoesNotStartWith - finds subscribers where the Field does not start with the specified Value.

  • EndsWith - finds subscribers where the Field ends with the specified Value.

  • DoesNotEndWith - finds subscribers where the Field does not end with the specified Value.

  • IsGreaterThan - finds subscribers where the Field is greater than the specified Value.

  • IsGreaterThanOrEqualTo - finds subscribers where the Field is greater than or equal to the specified Value.

  • IsLessThan - finds subscribers where the Field is less than the specified Value.

  • IsLessThanOrEqualTo - finds subscribers where the Field is less than or equal to the specified Value.

  • IsBefore - finds subscribers where the Field is before the specified Value.

  • IsAfter - finds subscribers where the Field is after the specified Value.

  • IsEmpty - finds subscribers where the Field has no Value.

  • IsNotEmpty - finds subscribers where the Field contains a Value.

  • IsTrue - finds subscribers where the condition defined by the Field is true.

  • IsFalse - finds subscribers where the condition defined by the Field is false.

DateFunction values

Select one of the following to use with fields of DateTime data type.

  • Year - the four-digit year part of the date.

  • Month - the month part of the date from 1 to 12.

  • Day - the day part of the date from 1 to 31.

  • WeekDay - the day of the week from 1 to 7. For example, 1 for Sunday, 2 for Monday, and so on.

  • DaysPassed - the number of days that have passed until now.

  • HoursPassed - the number of hours that have passed until now.

  • MinutesPassed - the number of minutes that have passed until now.

http
POST https://{hostname}/v3/lists/{MailingListID}/segments/{SegmentID}/criteria/{CriteriaID}/update.{Format}?apikey=

Request body:
{
  "Field": "LinkURL",
  "Comparer": "is",
  "Value": "https://www.yourpage.com/"
}
curl
curl --include \\
     --request POST \\
     --header "Content-Type: application/json" \\
     --header "Accept: application/json" \\
     --data-raw '{
    "Field": "LinkURL",
    "Comparer": "is",
    "Value": "https://www.yourpage.com/"
}' \\
'https://{hostname}/v3/lists/{MailingListID}/segments/{SegmentID}/criteria/{CriteriaID}/update.{Format}?apikey='

Response

StatusDescriptionHeadersSchema
200 OKThe request is successful.Content-Type
/jsonAccept
/json
N/A
json
{
  "Code": 0,
  "Error": null,
  "Context": 15783
}
  • Code - the response code. This is 0 if successful.

  • Error - the response error message. This is null if successful.

  • Context - the ID of the updated segment.

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